Monday, 22 September 2014

(Overdue) August Favorites


August (aka. the most hectic month of 2014 so far) flew by, and along with bills, work projects, and social catch-ups, my monthly Favorites video is incredibly overdue!

Yes, there are choppy changes and ever so slightly blurred shots throughout – I am still learning the art form that is using an SLR camera and Mac Moviemaker – okay, so technology in general – but here are my August Favorites! Enjoy!

Michaela xo 





Tuesday, 26 August 2014

Sephora/Space.NK/Boots/Selfridges Haul


A little shaky – yes, the top of my head is missing in many a shot - but I’m finally taking my first steps into the big, wide and wonderful world of YouTube!  In this video I share some of my long-awaited and more impulsive purchases from my (relatively) recent trip to France, the UK, and Spain.

While in London, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to visit Space.NK for the first time for the NARS event – I happened to be in London on holiday at the same time– what are the odds?! - hosted by two of my all-time favorite beauty gurus. Of course, special mention must be payed to Anna and Lily; not only are they two of my favorite YouTubers and bloggers helping me to navigate the beauty world, but they are also huge enablers for me to start my own blog and YouTube channel – all on top of being gorgeous and genuinely lovely girls. Meeting these two, along with other girls at the event, has made clear to me why I would love to me apart of the beauty blogging/vlogging community.

So without further adieu, I give you my YouTube debut (rhyming definitely not intended, but effective all the same). Please ‘like’ if you enjoy the video and subscribe to my channel if you’d like to see more videos. Also let me know if you’d like to see reviews of specific items on my blog, videos of make-up looks using the products mentioned or just what you'd like to see next!

I would love to hear from you, so please leave me a message in the comments!


Michaela 

Monday, 18 August 2014

Never fear, I'm still here!

Just a quick message to let Bloglovin' followers that I am still here! I have made a few technical adjustments to my blog - you can now find me at www.eighthrs.blogspot.com.au 
Update: A new post is coming your way very soon along with my YouTube channel and first video! 


Thursday, 31 July 2014

First Loves


It only seems fitting for a first post to tell the tale of where it all began – a little beauty nostalgia, if you will …

I was handed down my first strawberry Chap Stick as a youngin’. A questionable ‘beauty product’ I know, but lip balm that smells and tastes like candy – and the closest thing I got to it in my sugar-deprived childhood – it was love at first application. Who knew a little wind-up tube of berry-flavoured petroleum jelly could bring so much joy to my 10 year-old self? To this day, I still reach for my trusty Chap Stick over any other to smooth over dry, cracked lips. And yes, I still sniff it like a manic junkie when I pop the cap.

Being a little cosmetically challenged, it wasn’t until well into my high-school years that I decided to amp up the ‘au natural’ (i.e. completely bare faced) beauty look I had going on with this gem: Maybelline’s Full ‘N Soft Mascara. A product that could transform my previously non-existent lash line into voluminous, perfectly defined, glossy black lashes? Mind. Blown!  Believe me, this string of favorable adjectives doesn’t do it justice. A slick of this baby on my lashes, and I all of a sudden I looked … female? Awake, in the midst of my sleep-deprived teenage years? Even now, as a fully-fledged beauty addict, mascara is the go-to product in my make-up bag and despite many a flirtation with other mascaras (one of my favorite products to road test, if you must know…), I always keep one of these on hand.

So although these may not be the most luxurious, ‘top shelf’-worthy products, like all first loves, they always hold a place in your heart – or bathroom vanity.


Tell me - what are your first beauty loves?



Wednesday, 19 February 2014

Welcome beauty blog dwellers!

Hey you! Thank-you so much for cyber-stumbling across my blog Eight Hours! Starting this little blog of mine has been a long time coming, and I hope to be able to share with you the ins and outs of my borderline addiction to all things beauty. Watch this space for hauls, product reviews, favorites, tutorials - if you trust me - and other make up, skincare and beauty tidbits. YouTube channel and videos pending ...